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ABSTRACT

Antenatal delivery and postnatal services are among the recommended interventions aimed at preventing maternal and newborn deaths worldwide. Antenatal care services help pregnant women by identifying complications associated with the pregnancy or diseases that might adversely affect the pregnancy. Through antenatal visits, women benefit from various interventions, including counseling about healthy lifestyle, the provision of iron/folic acid supplements, and tetanus toxic vaccination, reported to protect newborns against neonatal death. Sad to say that most pregnant mothers do not see the need to go for antenatal and postnatal checkup and as such, they lack the knowledge concerning the kind of meal they should eat during this period. The study concluded that utilization of antenatal care can help to identify those women who are at risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery, thus ensuring that they obtain special attention in suitably equipped facilities. Though older mothers have a healthy pregnancy and birth, they do have an increased risk of ongoing health conditions. These conditions can have an impact on how well the pregnancy and birth go, as well as their overall health. Also, it is observed that assessment of the educational status of women is crucial in determining the outcome of other variables. It was recommended in the study that pregnant women should not despise the privilege to assure the best possible health of they themselves and their fetus.